WHEELING, W. Va. -- The Grove City
College women's track and field team earned 10th out of 17 teams at Wheeling
Jesuit University's Bill Van Horne Invitational Saturday afternoon. Grove City
accumulated 38.7 team points during the meet to rank fifth among the Division
III schools in attendance. Malone won the team title with 121.7 points.

Three Grove City athletes recorded
runner-up finishes for Grove City. Freshman Sara Fisher (Jefferson,
Md./Brunswick) placed second in the 5000 meters with a time of 18 minutes, 32.50
seconds. That time qualifies Fisher for the ECAC Championships. She also
finished the race as the top Division III performer in that event.

Juniors Kate Balmer (Manheim,
Pa./Manheim Central) and Kate McRoberts (Akron, Ohio/Cuyahoga Valley Christian)
also recorded second-place finishes in their respective events. Balmer took
second overall and first among D-III competitors in the 100 dash with a time of
12.90. McRoberts placed second in the 3000 with a time of 10:53.44. She too
finished first among Division III participants and set a new Grove City record
in that event.